Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released the following statement on the upcoming debate on a Democratic Resolution to change course from President Bush's flawed Iraq policy.Senators are not the Constitutionally responsible segment of government tasked with being the Commander-in-Chief. If Senate Democrats feel so strongly about this, they should come out for cutting the funding for the war. If they are unwilling to do so, they should stop politicizing the war.
"Democrats are united in our efforts to transition the mission in Iraq and re-deploy our troops so that America can maximize the chances for success in Iraq and better fight the war on terror. Senate Republicans have thus far signaled that their only plan is to commit more men and women in uniform to policing an open-ended civil war.
"It is clear that a number of Senate Republicans have concerns about their leadership's strategy of dodging a debate on Iraq. But agreeing to a debate is not enough. Republicans must heed the voices of their constituents and the overwhelming majority of Americans and vote to change the president's flawed Iraq policy."
I keep hearing liberals say that the war in Iraq was the key issue that brought them to power, but that is not the case. Democrats came to power because they weren't Republicans...and I'm already starting to get the vibe that there is some buyer's remorse amongst the electorate.
